Enter the factory master code, press 1·2 within five seconds, enter a new five-digit code and choose its memory position with a paired keypad button.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified for the 2024 U.S./Canada Ford Explorer equipped with the SecuriCode keyless-entry keypad.
- Required equipment / service
- SecuriCode keypad equipped
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Verified for the 2024 U.S./Canada Ford Explorer equipped with the SecuriCode keyless-entry keypad.
Know what kind of control to look for.
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Step by step.
- 01
Enter the factory-set five-digit master access code on the driver-window keypad.
- 02
Press 1·2 within five seconds.
- 03
Enter the personal five-digit code you want within five seconds of the previous step.
- 04
Press 1·2 to store personal code 1, or use 3·4, 5·6, 7·8 or 9·0 for positions 2 through 5.
- 05
Wait for the doors to lock and unlock as confirmation.
Important limits
- The factory master code continues to work after personal codes are added.
- Enter each digit and complete the sequence within the five-second timing windows described by Ford.
Quick checks.
- ✓If the keypad does not respond, enter the code more slowly; entering too quickly can prevent unlocking.
- ✓After seven wrong codes, wait one minute for anti-scan mode to end or unlock with a valid key.
- ✓If the doors do not cycle, restart with the master code and complete each step within five seconds.
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2024 Ford Explorer Owner's Manual — Programming a Personal Entry Code
Relevant section or page: Pages 67–70. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.
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